Untypisches Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom der Bindehaut als Zufallsbefund bei Unterlidentropium

Summary

Purpose We want to demonstrate an unusual conjunctival Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma with bleedings.

Patient A 77-year-old female patient presented with an entropion of the left lower eye-lid. Bilaterally reddish, soft tumors showed in the lower fornices with circumscript bleedings. On account of an absolute arrhythmia of the heart the patient has been on a medication of cumarine-derivates since 9 years. Histologically we found underneath the epithelium densely packed lymphocytic cells with small uniform nuclei intermingled with many erythrocytes. The immunohistological investigations revealed a Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma of B-cell origin.

Conclusions Bleedings in a conjunctival Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma can alter the clinical aspect of the tumor. It is necessary to inspect each entropion thoroughly in order to rule out any other pathological lesions.

Schlüsselwörter

Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom - Bindehaut - Entropium - Histologie

Key words

Non-Hodgkin-lymphoma - conjunctiva - entropion - histology